Budget

Opinion

Opinion: Why I voted no on the $126 billion budget

New York City Council Member Althea Stevens was the only Democrat to vote against the budget Tuesday.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: DAC déjà vu

The closing days division in the Harlem congressional race felt like last year’s mayoral race.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York needs an EDC leader with an eye on the water

This summer offers a rare chance to unlock the economic potential of our waterfront.

DSA

Opinion

Opinion: DSA’s championship performance

The Democratic Socialists of America capitalized on anger with Bibi Netanyahu, Israel’s embattled prime minister, to (almost) sweep this week’s primaries.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Universal childcare means expanding after school programming too

New York City should double funding for new seats in the budget.

New York City

Opinion

Opinion: Dems and GOP agree, we need an AI moratorium

The school year ends this week. Let’s start the next year without it.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom

Bruce Blakeman’s Nassau County refuses to recognize Juneteenth, but it shouldn’t be a partisan holiday, it should be an American holiday, celebrating freedom.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York’s kids are falling through the cracks between our agencies

The mayor has proposed defunding the Portal software platform, which connects people across different city agencies and nonprofits who work with the city’s children.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: That day at departure

A childhood tragedy shaped my fight for affordable healthcare. The account I told myself about it was true, but incomplete.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York must set the standard for responsible data center development

By signing a data center moratorium into law, the governor will give the state time to develop meaningful safeguards before this industry expands beyond our limits.

City & Sports

Opinion

Commentary: All New York politicians love the Liberty

With a progressive team in a progressive city, there’s no downside to sporting the seafoam green.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: You can’t solve a mental health crisis without a workforce

Federal student loan policies are creating new barriers to entry for students who want to become social workers, jeopardizing New York’s mental health programs.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Require all New York employers to offer paid family leave

New York lawmakers can end the carveout that excludes teaching professionals at non-profits from paid family leave, and they must act now.